Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
March 9, 2008
Submitted
March 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
281
Aircraft time
38,859 hours, 17,361 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A3
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1
Part time
35,330 hours, 18,507 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH FL 320 TO FL 350 WITH ALL CONDITION NORMAL, ACFT SHUDDERED AND SWERVED SLIGHTLY, THEN BEGAN CONTINUOUS THUMPS, BOTH AUDIBLE AND CLEARLY FELT THROUGH AIRFRAME. THERE WERE NO ECAM ADVISORIES, BUT NR 1 ENGINE N1 DECREASED TO APPROX 60 PERCENT. BROUGHT NR 1 THROTTLE TO IDLE AND THUMPS STOPPED. STILL NO OBVIOUS INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS AND NO VIBRATION INDICATION ON ECAM ENGINE PAGE. ADVANCED THROTTLE SLIGHTLY AND GOT IMMEDIATE RETURN OF VIBRATIONS. SHUT DOWN ENGINE, DECLARED EMERGENCY, AND DIVERTED. R&R NR 1 ENGINE IAW WORK CARD 44T0701-1, OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW WORK CARD 44T0701-1.

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